August virus ranking

According to British security firm Sophos, every 278 e-mails circulated in the past month were infected with dangerous software, while a year ago it was 1/50. And the most raging and deep version last month is still Netsky.P .

The top 10 most malicious programs in August did not have a new "member" but received a deep return to Mytob.E, which appeared on the list in May 2005.

71.8% of 1,998 new threats are Trojans, bringing the total number of malicious software that Sophos recorded so far to 186,665.

"Netsky.P is still leading, although it has been discovered more than two years ago. Although the media constantly warns about dangers in the Internet world, users still seem to think it is happening It doesn't matter where they are, but it doesn't affect them, "said Carole Theriault, Sophos' security advisor.

The 10 most dangerous virus variants in August 2006 (in brackets are the rate of notifications received by Sophos) :

1. Netsky.P (19.9%)
2. Mytob.AS (15.8%)
3. Bagle.Zip (8%)
4. Nyxem.D (6.4%)
5. Netsky.D (4.4%)
6. Mytob.C (4.1%)
7. Mytob.E (3.2%)
8. MyDoom.O (3%)
9. Zafi.B (2.7%)
10. Mytob.FO (1.5%)

Other types: 31%.